Picture this. It’s a cold, blustery winter afternoon. You’ve secured a cozy seat by the crackling fire, softened by cushiony pillows and cotton throw blankets. You take in the warmth of the steam from ...
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The book, which won the 2024 International Booker prize, is set in the last years of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) (1949-90) as western capitalism erodes a collapsing socialism. Against this ...